Nursing Facility Infection Control Requirement – Legionnaires Disease
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a S&C letter for all Medicare certified healthcare facilities regarding its expectation that... Read More
Help, my nursing home may end up in the SFF Program!
Help, my nursing home may end up in the SFF Program! Many nursing homes don’t know much about the Special Focus Facility... Read More
TURN Study findings imply benefits of monitoring and foam mattresses in long term care
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Turning for Ulcer Reduction: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial in... Read More
Facility-wide No CPR Policies Not Allowed for Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter mandating that nursing homes may not establish or implement facility-wide no... Read More
CMS Maintains 8/13 Deadline for Installation of Nursing Home Automatic Sprinkler Systems
CMS issued a S&C letter dated August 16, 2013, “August 13, 2013 Deadline – Installation of Automatic Sprinkler System in Nursing Homes,”... Read More
5 Reasons Your Nursing Facility Needs a Mock Survey
While our clients and industry colleagues often tell us they are always ready for survey, no matter what time of the year... Read More
Long Term Care Industry News Recap (Week of July 8, 2013)
Check out this week’s important news impacting the long term care industry that you may have missed: Nursing Home Use by... Read More
Protected: Is “Elopement Season” Upon Us? Part 2
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The Expanding Focus on Resident-Centered Care in Nursing Homes
Resident-centered care is hardly a new idea for those of us in the long term care industry, yet it’s one we have... Read More
QAPI is Coming . . . Imminently.
We have been blogging for several months now that QAPI regulations for nursing homes were being finalized, but other than anticipating more... Read More
Ethics & Compliance Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities Have Been Delayed
It’s official – the ethics and compliance program your facility has probably been working on as a result of the Patient Protection... Read More
Long Term Care Industry News Recap (Week of March 18, 2013)
Happy Friday! Take a look at some of the top healthcare articles we think should be on your radar in case you... Read More